Oleg Menshikov

Oleg Menshikov
Oleg Menshikov
Олег Меньшиков
	Oleg Menshikov (2018)
Born	Oleg Evgenyevich Menshikov; 8 November 1960 (age 64); Serpukhov, Moscow Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Alma mater	Mikhail Shchepkin Higher Theatre School
Occupations	Actor; theatre director; singer;
Years active	1980–present
Spouse	Anastasia Chernova (m. 2005)

Oleg Evgenyevich Menshikov, PAR (Russian: Оле́г Евге́ньевич Ме́ньшиков; born 8 November 1960) is a Russian actor, theatre director and occasional singer.^[1] He is the current artistic director of the Yermolova Theatre in Moscow.

Internationally, Menshikov is the best known for his roles in the films by Nikita Mikhalkov Burnt by the Sun (1994), The Barber of Siberia (1998), Burnt by the Sun 2: Exodus (2010) and Burnt by the Sun 3: The Citadel (2011), as well as for his performance in Régis Wargnier's East/West (1999).

Menshikov is the winner of a Laurence Olivier Award, a Nika Award and three State Prizes of the Russian Federation, and the recipient of the Order of Honour of the Russian Federation.

^ Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 444–445. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.

[1] Peter Rollberg (2009). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 444–445. ISBN 978-0-8108-6072-8.

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